Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has convicted Uduak-Abasi Akpan for the murder of Iniubong Umoren. Justice Bassey Nkanang also sentenced Akpan to life imprisonment for rape.
Justice Bassey in his judgment discharged and acquitted the second and third defendants, Mr. Frank Akpan and daughter, Anwan-Bassey Akpan.
Uduak-Abasi Akpan had in his confessional statement said:
“I first used condom to have sex with Iniubong Umoren and later removed the condom because I did not enjoy the sex. She became infuriated and I reached out to a stabilizer and a box iron and used it to hit her abdominal part and started to bled. I hit her again and she screamed. I used her jean trousers and strangled her and she became lifeless.”
Delivering judgment on Thursday, the court held that:
“The use of dangerous weapons such as a stabilizer and a box iron to attack delicate parts of the human body like the head is a clear pointer that death was probable the consequences of the action.”
Late Iniubong Umoren, was a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo, UNIUYO, was allegedly raped, murdered and buried in a shallow grave by Uduak-Abasi Akpan in April 2021. She was job hunting and was deceived by Uduak-Abasi Akpan who showed up, got raped and murdered.
